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Desire Paths

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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A hollow way in La Meauffe, Manche, France (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This seems like an odd formation to occur naturally. Is it a trench?

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

This is what centuries old desire paths look like. Or it's an old (non-standard?) railway.

[–] pantslesswonder@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It’s a “sunken lane” or “hollow way,” and it’s most likely caused by a few hundred years of very specific erosion (amusingly the lead image for the Wikipedia article for this phenomenon is the same as the post).